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To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>
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Subject: Re: ppp default routes 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 17 Jul 1997 23:37:39 EDT."
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> I'm experimenting with ppp again.  I can get it going, and all is
> perfectly correct, except I can't get a default route to my isp going.
> My machine, journey2.mat.net. is 205.252.122.116, static.  The isp isd
> mat.net, and the machine I ppp to is earth.mat.net, at 205.252.122.1.
> 
> The end of my ppp.conf entry is:
> 
>  set ifaddr 205.252.122.116 205.252.122.1 255.255.255.0
> 
> the ppp.linkup entry is:
> 
> matppp:
>  delete ALL
>  add 0 0 205.252.122.1
> 
> How come I always have to add the default routing entry via a
> route command?  It's never done for me, but I duplicate the entry in the
> man page just exactly.  This is _not_ auto, btw.

Does "set log +command +debug" shed any light ?

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